Frontier President and Chief Operating Officer Elected to the
Board of Directors
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) held its Annual
Meeting of Shareholders on May 14, 2014 at its corporate headquarters in
Stamford, Connecticut. Shareholders elected the 11 directors standing
for election, ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm for 2014, and by 92.8
percent approved the advisory resolution on executive compensation.
Daniel J. McCarthy (Photo: Business Wire)
Elected to the Board of Directors were Leroy T. Barnes, Jr.; Peter C.B.
Bynoe; Edward Fraioli; Daniel J. McCarthy; Pamela D. A. Reeve; Virginia
P. Ruesterholz; Howard L. Schrott; Larraine D. Segil; Mark Shapiro;
Myron A. Wick III; and Maggie Wilderotter.
Joining the Board with this election is Daniel J. McCarthy, President
and Chief Operating Officer of Frontier since April 2012. He was
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from January 2006
to April 2012. Before this, he held positions of increasing
responsibility throughout the Company. Mr. McCarthy has been with
Frontier since 1990.
“I speak for the entire Frontier Board of Directors in welcoming Dan
McCarthy to the Board. His experience, operating leadership and
strategic capabilities will add strength to our Board deliberations and
decision making,” said Chairman and CEO Maggie Wilderotter. She added,
“I have worked with Dan for close to 10 years at Frontier. He is an
outstanding executive with a wealth of industry experience.”
Mr. McCarthy earned a bachelor's degree in marine engineering from the
State University of New York Maritime College at Fort Schuyler, and
holds an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix. He is a former officer
in the United States Merchant Marine and Naval Reserve.
In October 2013, Mr. McCarthy was appointed a Trustee of The Committee
for Economic Development (CED), a nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led,
public policy organization. In December 2013, he was elected to the
Board of Trustees of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.
He is also a member of the Western Connecticut Health Network Corporate
Advisory Council. Mr. McCarthy and his family reside in Connecticut.
About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) offers broadband,
voice, satellite video, wireless Internet data access, data security
solutions, bundled offerings, specialized bundles for residential
customers, small businesses and home offices and advanced communications
for medium and large businesses in 27 states. Frontier's approximately
13,700 employees are based entirely in the United States. More
information is available at www.frontier.com.
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